We are seeking a QA Engineer for a 12-month contract opportunity. The QA Engineer will design and implement automated tests, ensure compliance with product specifications, and perform manual testing when needed. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of quality assurance processes, agile methodologies, and experience working with software solutions leveraging AI technologies.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, create, and implement automated tests to validate compliance with product specifications and end-user requirements.
• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to develop comprehensive test plans, scenarios, and scripts.
• Perform manual testing, including exploratory, ad hoc, and user acceptance testing, when automation is not feasible to meet project deadlines.
• Conduct performance testing, analyze results, and provide recommendations to optimize application performance under different loads.
• Document and track complex technical issues, ensuring resolution and historical tracking in the ticketing system.
• Implement a continuous testing approach, improving team efficiency, innovation adoption, quality, and test automation.
• Develop and maintain test documentation, including test strategies, test plans, test cases, defect management, and summary reports based on user stories and business requirements.
• Provide automation run reports to communicate testing progress and status.

Qualifications and Skills

• 5+  years of experience as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) or Senior QA Engineer.
• Expertise in test automation tools, such as Selenium, and functional testing.
• Experience with software solutions and products leveraging AI technologies, including challenges like bias detection and accuracy/reliability validation of AI models.
• Hands-on experience using Postman for API testing.
• Proficiency with performance testing tools.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a STEM-related field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).

Nice-to-Haves

• Familiarity with continuous testing approaches and tools.
• Experience contributing to the refinement of QA procedures and best practices.
• Exposure to UX design specifications and collaborating with design teams.